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Location:

Santa Clara,UT,

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Swiss Days(5k)--19:47.5

Zion Centennial Fun Run (10k)--42:19 

St. George Half Marathon--1:36:45.4 

St. George Marathon--3:22:29

Short-Term Running Goals:

I want to work on building up my base again and taking a crack at my 5k and 10k PRs.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run to live. Live to run.

 

Personal:

I'm married with 3 cuties and a buddy. When I don't run, I'm ornery.  So for their sake--It's all for them--I run.

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Miles:This week: 10.50 Month: 10.50 Year: 1096.00
NB 1400 Lifetime Miles: 373.75
Nike LunarEpic Lifetime Miles: 616.25
Nike Lunar Epic Oct. 2017 Lifetime Miles: 624.26
INOV8 F-Lite 195 Lifetime Miles: 621.75
Hoka Clifton 6 Lifetime Miles: 341.25
Bike Miles Lifetime Miles: 154.00
Erg Ks Lifetime Miles: 51.00
Hoka Speedgoat 4 Lifetime Miles: 438.50
Nike LunarEpic 2 Lifetime Miles: 180.25
Desert Canyons Lifetime Miles: 111.50
PV Speedgoat 4 Lifetime Miles: 235.00
ASICS Cumulus 23 Lifetime Miles: 514.50
Brooks Glycerin 18 Lifetime Miles: 287.00
Adidas Boston 10 Lifetime Miles: 323.00
Nike TK Lifetime Miles: 294.50
Altra Escalante 3 Lifetime Miles: 286.25
Altra Superior 5 Lifetime Miles: 555.75
Altra Torin 5 Lifetime Miles: 278.00
Tomir Lifetime Miles: 396.25
Kjerag Lifetime Miles: 352.25
Hoka Cielo Road Lifetime Miles: 56.25
ASICS Cumulus 26 Lifetime Miles: 92.75
Books 2025 Lifetime Miles: 52.00
Trail Runs 2025 Lifetime Miles: 128.00
ASICS Nimbus 26 Lifetime Miles: 124.75
Total Distance
100.50
Altra Superior 5 Miles: 24.00Trail Runs 2025 Miles: 13.00ASICS Cumulus 26 Miles: 10.00Tomir Miles: 18.25Books 2025 Miles: 7.00Kjerag Miles: 19.25ASICS Nimbus 26 Miles: 10.75NB 1400 Miles: 11.75Nike TK Miles: 6.50
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
7.00

am--7 Anasazi on an overcast morning. It was maybe a bit warmer than normal, but the temperature didn't rise for hours.

Altra Superior 5 Miles: 7.00Trail Runs 2025 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
5.50

pm--5.5 Slow tready miles. I actually enjoy these runs mentally.

ASICS Cumulus 26 Miles: 5.50
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
6.25

am--6.25 Anasazi w/ LG. This has become my go-to route. I also finished A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Tomir Miles: 6.25Books 2025 Miles: 1.00Trail Runs 2025 Miles: 1.00
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6.00

am--6 Anasazi w/ LG out. Listened to a podcast about one of my favorite ever tv shows. I also finished Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles. It's a Sherlock mystery but actually features more Dr. Watson.

Kjerag Miles: 6.00Books 2025 Miles: 1.00Trail Runs 2025 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
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6.00

pm--6 Slow and aerobic tready work. Really trying to get 4-6 hours per week.

ASICS Nimbus 26 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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5.50

am--5.5 Anasazi. 'Twas actually in the 60s when I started. Good to begin a day in the dirt.

Altra Superior 5 Miles: 5.50Trail Runs 2025 Miles: 1.00
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5.25

am--5.25 Anasazi w/ Tom to finish off the week.

NB 1400 Miles: 5.25Trail Runs 2025 Miles: 1.00
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5.50

am--5.5 Anasazi in the morning. Days are so much better when I beat the heat.

Tomir Miles: 5.50Trail Runs 2025 Miles: 1.00
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6.50

am--6.5 Anasazi w/ LG listening to some Dylan. Sometimes he hits like nothing else can. 
 

I finished two books: The IC Toolkit by Jim Knight et al and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie.

Altra Superior 5 Miles: 6.50Books 2025 Miles: 2.00Trail Runs 2025 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
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4.75

pm--4.75 Slow tready miles while listening to an interview w/ The Descendents.

ASICS Nimbus 26 Miles: 4.75
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
6.25

am--6.25 Anasazi on a nice morning. Looks like 4 days a week and between 4-5 hours of running is doable. Can I increase it to 5? We'll see. I finished a Miss Marple mystery, The Moving Finger.

Kjerag Miles: 6.25Books 2025 Miles: 1.00Trail Runs 2025 Miles: 1.00
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6.50

am--6.5 Got out to Anasazi again. I've wasted some of the beautiful mornings this week. 2 more detective novels down: Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers and The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler. I forgot how much I liked reading hard boiled LA stuff.

Nike TK Miles: 6.50Books 2025 Miles: 2.00Trail Runs 2025 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
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7.00

am--7 Cruised Anasazi while learning about the trivium. Fascinating stuff for a nerd. 

Kjerag Miles: 7.00Trail Runs 2025 Miles: 1.00
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6.50

am--6.5 Anasazi while learning about an old album I've become obsessed with--Spirit of Eden by Talk Talk.

NB 1400 Miles: 6.50Trail Runs 2025 Miles: 1.00
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5.00

am--5 Same as most other days but just a little shorter. Nice week after a slow start.

Altra Superior 5 Miles: 5.00Trail Runs 2025 Miles: 1.00
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6.50

am--6.5 Anasazi while listening to Marc Maron interview Peter Guralnick about early rock and roll. Really fascinating.

Tomir Miles: 6.50Trail Runs 2025 Miles: 1.00
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Total Distance
4.50

pm--4.5 Slow tready miles after a day of work. Need to get my butt in gear in so many ways.

ASICS Cumulus 26 Miles: 4.50
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
100.50
Altra Superior 5 Miles: 24.00Trail Runs 2025 Miles: 13.00ASICS Cumulus 26 Miles: 10.00Tomir Miles: 18.25Books 2025 Miles: 7.00Kjerag Miles: 19.25ASICS Nimbus 26 Miles: 10.75NB 1400 Miles: 11.75Nike TK Miles: 6.50
Weight: 0.00
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